The US DoD was offering free certs through their Defense University (or something like that) a while ago. I took one of the tests and got some piece of paper. Highly unlikely that it's worth anything, and it was ricockulously easy...so that should say something.

I'll look through my stuff. If I can find it I'll post the link. Though it's not always true (especially with certs) the saying "you get what you pay for" does have some merit.

SANS was also offering free GPEN Challenge exam which costed 899US Dollars I think . Try registering into it , someone told me to use the voucher code GPEN-OSCP . This will give you a free Challenge exam . I havnt tried because I think it was only for those who have OSCP under their belt . But still SANS wont ask questions regarding my OSCP verification and still I believe its unethical to take a GPEN Challenge exam this way .

Correct me Sr. members if am wrong .

It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.

there is nothing like free in this world, other than information or knowledge.there is right now a give away of OSCP, OSWP certs in this forms have a look at it if your lucky then you can win it and OSCP or OSWP is the dream of all security engineers....

The only free certifications I have seen that are actually worth something tend to be the beta certifications where they give you the certification if you pass the test. I think Microsoft does this and one other group....

EDIT: I forgot there are plenty of user groups out there where you can join for free, Linux User Groups (LUG) or even the shadier side of hacker groups like Binrev (www.binrev.com/forums) or 2600 (www.2600.com).

Oh, also, you can use/abuse books stores which carry information security magazines. they won't kick you out for reading a magazine, like Hakin9.

Whew, that was a lot of information. Maybe I should make an article about this.

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The best way I found to get free certifications is to find a company that is willing to pay for them! A lot of companies are willing to refund you for certifications that you pass just ask your boss or HR department.

geekyone wrote:The best way I found to get free certifications is to find a company that is willing to pay for them! A lot of companies are willing to refund you for certifications that you pass just ask your boss or HR department.

That is always a good option. Even with the lowest paying help desk jobs they paid for certifications. Other than that, most companies would require you to stay a year, or pay them back, and the cert should be related to your duties.